- Queen's University Archives
- Algonquins of Golden Lake Claim collection
- Primary Documents PD207-PD232
- Lt. Colonel Napier, Right Arm and Secretary, Indian Affairs to the Governor General, Earl of Durham
Lt. Colonel Napier, Right Arm and Secretary, Indian Affairs to the Governor General, Earl of Durham
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- Dates
- 7 Aug 1838 (indexed as 1838)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 item of textual record
- Scope & content
- Letter: re petition of the Algonquins of Three Rivers re encroachments on their hunting grounds. Advises that it appears they are not aware of the decision of the Grand Council of the Six Nations held at the village of Caughnawaga on the 5th July 1830 wherein it was decided that the right of hunting on the north side of the St. Lawrence River should be free and open to the Abenakis and other tribes. Refers to instructions from Sir James Kempt dated July 2, 1829 re a similar complaint of the Algonquin and Nipissing Tribes of the Lake of Two Mountains. (Next to this is marginalia signed by Chas. [Miller?], Chief Secretary, Aug. 9, 1838 "Instructions of 2 July 1829 to be observed."
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- Language
- English
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- 2026-10-18T11:46:29Z · source datestamp 2025-07-14T19:18:06Z · ead